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Show This Is Politics? By ALICE EAST The last few weeks have only served to point out that this electic year is not a normal one. Nationally there have been many changes Robert Kennedy felt compelled to enter the presidential race after the New Hampshire primary proved that there was already a split in the Democratic party. LBJ withdrew from the presidential race in order to unify the party and the nation. The national scene has been no mott than a series of paradoxes. Wait and See Locally, the situation is even worse. Governor Hampton wants tt wait until the first part of May to announce his intentions w coming election. Other candidates (or likely candidates) want to wav and. what the governor will decide before they commit themselves, fj 1 enly office for which candidates have announced is that of attorjA general. This is quite a change. Four years, ago, both the wincf v attorney-general and his opponent ran without a primary contest. Perhajn v the answer to this "wait and see what the other man wants" to do" sit tion is to elect a whole slate of Phil Hansens. Professors Run It has been suggested that the change in the Board of RegeHs rotes governing professors running for office may be the deciding factor in to candidacy (or uncandidacy) of Dr. J. D. Williams. But any decision about his candidacy will probably have to wait until the governor decide; whether he wants to seek reelection to his current position or wants tc try to dethrone Senator Bennett. The Republicans aren't in any better situation. They had intended to link Rampton with President Johnson in order to regain the Gov ernor's seat. Now that Johnson is not running, it doesn't matter who ths governor is backing for the presidency. In fact, the governor has sai: that he doesn't intend to announce who he's going to back until jus before the August convention. The Republicans haven't yet said who the; intend to run for governor. The congressional offices will probably sought by their incumbents, unless Larry Burton wants to run for gov ernor. Senator Bennett will most probably seek his fourth term and the variety of possible opponents is enough to add spice to the election year In fact, the situation in Utah politics has only served to magnify the situation on the national scene. This will be a year when the excitement will last right up until January when the government will change int new hands, whose ever they may be. |